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MUMBAI:
The Lead India final encounter is between Ahmedabad's Devang Nanavati
and Bangalore's R K Misra. The duo will now clash in the final in
New Delhi on the 9th of February. The episode will air LIVE on Star
One at 8 pm. The esteemed guests during the Finale include Arun
Jaitley, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Jaipal Reddy, Ambika Soni, Nitish
Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Kiran Bedi, Aruindum Sengupta, Sitaram Yechuria
amongst others.
In
last week’s episode RK Misra’s five-point agenda included
focusing on education and health, with special emphasis on primary
education and rural health; educating farmers on sustainable farming
and rural employment generation; speeding up infrastructure and
industrial development; review of laws dealing with terrorism and
ensuring responsive governance and removal of corruption. Kiran
Bedi was not too happy with the manifesto and said that it offered
nothing new and has no mention of important issues like police and
electoral reforms. But Javed Akhtar thought otherwise.
Devang
Nanavati’s manifesto had similar points to Misra's - like stress
on education, internal security as well as the need to focus on
rural economy. He also put forth the point that sports other than
cricket should be promoted and that it was necessary to create civic
awareness in society. His manifesto though, did not appeal to all
the judges. It ended in a close contest. Misra got 36 points, with
Nanavati just 5 points behind, at 31. Things will definitely get
even more exciting, at the grand final.
As
the final battle brews on, the two finalists will be seen presenting
their Dream Projects for India which they intend to undertake with
the 50 lakh prize money. Apart from the grand prize for the selected
leader of India, other awards for outstanding performances through
different missions in other episodes will also be given to the contenders.
The grand finale will also be the occasion to give away the Cheevening
scholarship from the London University (previously announced by
the British High Commissioner) to the 3 runner ups. All this &
more will take place in the presence of the most famous personalities
from the field of politics, science, Bollywood etc.
Who
will walk away with the grand prize? Who will be elected as the
true leader of India? Watch the Grand Finale of Times of India’s
Lead India, on February 9 at 8 pm on Star One! Tune in and vote
for the man whom you think will lead us to a better India.
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